Dam breaching celebrated on famed Rogue River Oct 11, 2009
The vast Grand Coulee Dam straddles the river in north-central Washington. Two other dams, Chief Joseph and Rocky Reach, are close enough that it's easy to visit all three in a weekend - as I did recently. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Dam tourism: Nation's highest-wattage hydroelectric wonders are in Washington Oct 1, 2009
The vast Grand Coulee Dam straddles the river in north-central Washington ... More information: Grand Coulee Dam is run by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, www ... Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce: www. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Kittitas County provides summer fun for bored youth Aug 1, 2009
Destinations include places like Snoqualmie Falls, the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Boulder Caves and the Grand Coulee Dam. Last year a group went to Silverwood Theme Park. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Named American Trains in Folk Music Jul 23, 2009
Woody Guthrie used the melody from Wabash Cannonball for his song Grand Coulee Dam. Midnight Special. (Suite101.com)
Coming to the Coulee? Jun 2, 2009
The Grand Coulee Dam Area Visitors' Guide is 56 pages packed with information about the Grand Coulee Dam Area, including the region from Omak-Okanogan to Wilbur to Coulee City and Chelan. You'll fi. (Grand Coulee Star, WA)
Grand Coulee Dam Area Visitors' Guide Jun 2, 2009
The Star of Grand Coulee - Coming to the Coulee. Coming to the Coulee. (Grand Coulee Star, WA)
Megan McArdle May 9, 2009
Electric power for locals = Tennessee Valley Authority, Grand Coulee Dam, Hoover Dam. Plenty of government involvement. (Slate)
Biologist tells of disasters Alaska averted May 7, 2009
It would have taken three years to fill, and its dam of the Yukon would supply twice as much power as Washington's Grand Coulee Dam. Proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, it would have cost $4 billion and had initial support from Ted Stevens and President John Kennedy, among many others. (Juneau Empire)
Budget bills could extend water rights backlog Apr 15, 2009
Gregoire recently approved a plan to allow 500 new water rights to be doled out in the Columbia River Basin, with the water to come from a drawdown of Lake Roosevelt, the reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam. Jenkins said Bridgeport was in line to receive some of that water, but lawsuits by conservation groups have held up the plan. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Berkeley Pit as inspiration Feb 24, 2009
Disclaimer wrote on Feb 23, 2009 4:25 PM:" Im not sure were youre getting your information, or if youre just stating your own personal perceptions. In reality the Pit has a negligible impact on the life of the city. It sits isolated on the urban edge, and except for views of the terraced slopes of both the Berkley and the new operations, one would not know it was even there. Comparing it to a sewage treatment plant would be to compare a small town reservoir to the Grand Coulee Dam. Ive spoken to... (Montana Standard, MT)
Hoffa Applauds Obama Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements Feb 7, 2009
Project labor agreements have been commonly used for more than 60 years on such successful major projects as Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Kennedy Space Center, the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington and the clean up of Boston Harbor. Obama's order overturns an order signed by President George W. Bush in 2001 that banned the federal government from requiring PLAs. (PR Newswire)
